holothurian

Other forms: holothurians

Definitions of holothurian
  1. noun
    echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles surrounding the mouth and tube feet; free-living mud feeders
    synonyms: sea cucumber
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    types:
    Holothuria edulis, trepang
    of warm coasts from Australia to Asia; used as food especially by Chinese
    type of:
    echinoderm
    marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodies
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